Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-07-02

or be OF hers, for the matter of t..:.-ts- She
called him 'pigp IN bastard Arabic, and he
called her "hussyn In good English, but these
amenities were forgotten In the face of tho
catastrophe that had overwhelmed her at the
hands Of her queen.
81 don't want to say anything as mayn't DO
agreeable, sir" said job, when he had finished
exclaiming at my tale, "but it's my opinion
that that there She is the old gentleman him
self, or perhaps his wife, II he has got one,
which suppose he has for he couldn't be so
wicked all by himself. The Witch OF Endor
was a fool 10 her, sir; bless you, she would
make no moro Of raising every gentleman in
the Bible out of these here beastly tombs than
l should Of growing cress on an old flannel
It's country Of DEVILS this Is, sir, and she's
the master one Of the lot; and if ever we get
out OF 1t, it will be more than l expect to do.
don't sec no way out of it. That witch isn't
likely to let fine young man like Mr.. Leo
TO-"
"Come," said; Eat any rate, she saved his
life."
"Yes and she'll take his soul to pay for It,
She'll make him WITCH like herself. / say
It's wicked to have anything do do with those
sort OF people. Last night, sir, lay awake
and read in my little Bible that my poor old
mother gave me about what Is going to hap
pen to sorcoresses and them sort till my hair
stood on end. Lord, how the old lady would
stare II she saw where her Job had got toll"
"Yes, it's queer country, and queer
people, too, Job, answered, with sigh, for
though am not superstitious like Job. ad-
NIT to q natural shrinking (which win not
bear investigation from the things that are
above nature
"You are right, sir" he answered; land IL
you don't think me very foolish, should like
to say something to you, now that Mr.. Leo Is
out OF the way" LEO had got up early and
gone for stroll, ''and that Is that know It
is the last country as ever shall see in this
world. had dream last night and
dreamed that l saw my old father, with
kind Of night shirt on him, something like
these folks wear when they want to be In
particular full dress, and bit of that
feathery grass In his hand, which he may
have gathered on the way, for saw lots of it
yesterday about 800 yards from the mouth of
this beastly cave.
Dob he said to me, solemn like, and yet
with a kind of satisfaction shining through
him, more like Methody parson when he
has sold neighbor marked horse for a
sound one and cleared eco by the
job than anything I can think on-'Job,
times up, Job; but L never did expect to have
come and hunt you out In this ere place, Job
Such ado as have had to nose you up; it
wasn't friendly to give your poor old father
such run, lot alone thst wonderful lot Of
bad characters hail from this place Kor.'"
'Come, come, Job" said seriously, "this
Is all nonsense, you know. You mustn't be
silly enough to go getting such ideas into your
head. We'velived through some queer things,
anil hope that we may go on doing So"
mo, sir" answered Job, in tone Of con-
viction that Jared on me unpleasantly, ''it
sn't nonsense. I'm a doomed man, and
eel 1t, and most uncomfortable feeling It L.,
Dir, for ono can't help wondering how It's
going to come about. II you are eating your
dinner you think of poison, and It goes against
your stomach; and IL you are walking along
hese dark rabbit burrows you think Of
knives, and lord, don't you just shiver about
the back! amt particular, sir, provided it's
harp, like that poor girl who, now that sho's
gone, ! am sorry to have spoke hard on,
though don't approve Of her morals In get
ling married, which consider too quick to be
iecent. Still, nr," and poor Job turned a
ihade paler IA be said 1t, ~ do hope 1t wont
be that hot pot game.n
Nonsense, broke in, angrlly mon
,enseln
Every well, sir" said Job; ut isn't my
place to differ from you sir; but II you happen
to he going anywhere, sir, should be obliged
Il you could manage to take me with you,
seeing that l shall be glad to have q friendly
face to look at when the time comes, Just to
help one through as it were And now, sir,
I'll be getting the breakfast;" and he went,
leaving me M a very uncomfortable state OF
mind. was deeply attached to old Job, who
was one Of the best and most honest men have
ever had to do with in any class of life, and
really more of a friend than servant, and
the mere idea of anything happening to him
brought lump into my throat Beneath all
bis ludicrous talk could see that he himself
was quite convinced that something was going
to happen, and though in most cases these
convictions turn out to be utter moonshines-
and this particular one especially was to be
amply accounted for by the gloomy and un
accustomed surroundings In which its victims
was placed-Still it did more or less carry chill
to my heart, as anything that is obviously O
genuine object OF belief is apt to do, however
absurd the belief may be. Presently the break
fast arrived, and with it Leo, who had beer
ahing q walk outside the cave--to clear hi.
mind, he said-and very glad was to see both
for they gave mo respite from my gloomy
thoughts. After breakfast we went for an
other walk, and watched some of the Anna
hagger sowing plot of ground with the grair
from which they might make their beer. Thi
they did in scriptural fashion--a man with
bag made Of goats hide fastened round hi
waist walking up and down the plot, ant
scattering the seed as lie went 1t was pos
tive relief 10 see one OF these dreadful PEG
pie do anything so homely and pleasant q.
sow field, perhaps because it seemed to lini
them, as it were, with the rest Of humanity
As we were returning, Billali met US, ant
informed us that it was She's pleasure that w
should wait upon her, and accordingly WI
entered her presence, not without trepidation
for Ayesha was certainly an exception to tn
rule Familiarity with her might and die
breed passion and wonder and horror, but i
certainly did not breed contempt.
We were as usual shown in by the mutes
and after these had retired Ayesha unveiled
and once more babe Leo embrace her, which
notwithstanding his heart searchings Of TIN
previous night, he did with more alacrity ant
fervor than In strictness courtesy required
She laid her whito hand on his head
- lorl-oi hin, fully In tha axyoa HDoak tho,